TYSON FOODS' JOHN TYSON

摘要

The heir to one of the nation's largest meat producers becomes a billionaire after a 27% spike in Tyson's stock price thanks to booming chicken sales. The grandson of John Tyson, who started delivering chickens in 1931, he overcame alcoholism in his 30s and became CEO in 2000. He stepped down in 2006 but at 60 remains Tyson's chairman and largest stockholder.